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February 25, 2023
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Corrupted SSD - Can I rebuild a LR catalog from LRPREV files only?

  • February 25, 2023
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Looking for help with a catalog recovery. 

I woke up this morning to a corrupted SSD that had a LR catalog with lots of work hours put into it. I reaccessed the drive but the folder that held the LR catalog and preview files was empty (I assume that part of the drive had been corrupted). I ran recovery software but could only recover the LRPREV files, not the original catalog file. 

Is there any way to build a new catalog using the original images and the existing LRPREV files that had adjustments made? 

 

 

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TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
February 25, 2023

The answer to the question is no. You need to have a backup. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
GoldingD
Legend
February 25, 2023

Where is your backup?